For the developer of a joint venture, we validated the joint venture and the development activity on the Hollywood Palladium and three other Hollywood projects. The developer received a judgment of $50.3M.

Valuation

• Judgment: More than $20M

• Divorce Forensics

• Identification of fraud

• Property valuation

• Mediation and arbitration

• Settlement distribution and strategy

Tenants In Common

For this 300,000 square foot, $60M office park, in northern California, represented Tenants In Common in suit against sponsor. As an expert, we opined on the office market, the valuation, the standard of care of the sponsor in terms of asset management and property management.

Defended Seller in a $40 million lawsuit and was successful in securing judgment against the most prominent broker in this Midwest city for violation of standard of care and fiduciary duties

Lease-Purchase Option Valuation

For a public service headquarters, valued this 400,000 square foot building from a developer’s perspective. Identified a number a construction defects which diminished the value.

Valuation of Properties and Identification of Hard Money Ponzi Scheme

On behalf of the investors, won judgment for $5 million. For multiple properties involved in this ponzi scheme, put together the web of actions by the hard money lender, who was misappropriating the investors’ money.

Valuation

For the State of California, served as an expert witness and testified regarding the redevelopment potential and valuation of Union Station.

Retail Rents

For the Joint Powers Authority, served as expert for determining the "fair and reasonable" rents for the merchants of Olvera Street.

Valuation

Issues: Nature of "arms length" transactions for a portfolio of properties, including McCormick Ranch.

Zoning / Valuation

Issues: Zoning interpretation and valuation of property to be acquired through condemnation by the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Broker Standard of Care

Testified and served as an expert witness regarding real estate brokerage: "Fiduciary Duties," "Standard of Care," "Fraud" and "Misrepresentation".

Issues: Joint-use possibilities, land use concepts, zoning interpretation limitation, creative land valuation techniques required by the condemnation brought on by Los Angeles Unified School District.

Landlord-Tenant

Landlord-Tenant…on behalf of doctor, the case claimed violation of lease, breach of quiet enjoyment, threat to the health and safety of doctor and patients, wrongful lease termination and retaliatory actions. The tenant won the case.

On behalf of landlord that had a five year lease for the entire building with one tenant, the landlord recovered all rent, tenant improvements and operating expenses and defended counter claim that they were not doing enough to release the space.